Wolf

Meaning

Noun

1. (masculine, strong) wolf
2. (masculine, strong) the constellation Lupus
3. (masculine, strong) shredder, mincer
4. (masculine, strong) skin abrasion (acquired on long hikes or marches, through the friction of one's clothes)

Name

a diminutive of the male given name Wolfgang, also diminutive of other Germanic compound names beginning with Wolf-

Name

a surname transferred from the given name, or as a nickname from the animal; variant form Wolff

Concepts

wolf

🐺

Lupus

grey wolf

Wolf

🐺

gray wolf

Wolf Island

Wolfe

wolves

canis mexicanus

canid

Wenman Island

hound

passing machine

pup

timber wolf

grey

intertrigo

canis lupus

Synonyms

Wölfin

Meister Isegrim

Lupus

Wundsein

Wölfe

Wolff

Isegrim

Timberwolf

canis Lupus

canis Mexicanus

Canis lupus

intertriginöses Ekzem

Wolfgang

Grauwolf

Intertrigo

Hautwolf

Translations

loup

🐺

lobo

🐺

lupo

🐺

wolf

🐺

lobo

🐺

lupus

🐺

kurt

🐺

llop

🐺

λύκος

lop

gur

🐺

ذئب

🐺

loba

Loup

Pronounced as (IPA)

/vɔlf/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle High German: wolf

Inherited from Old High German: wolf

Cognate with Dutch: -

Cognate with English: wolf

Cognate with Danish: ulv

Cognate with Gothic: 𐍅𐌿𐌻𐍆𐍃

In summary

From Middle High German wolf, from Old High German wolf, from Proto-West Germanic *wulf, from Proto-Germanic *wulfaz, from Proto-Indo-European *wĺ̥kʷos. Compare Dutch and English wolf, Danish ulv, Gothic 𐍅𐌿𐌻𐍆𐍃 (wulfs).